I had the honor and pleasure of working with Max Goodman, Curtis WIllard, Leonard Stroups, Jack Knight, Fred Engels, Jim Ellis, Don Kock, Bill Langley,Wes Diamond, Buck Long, Connie Bea Hope, Estelle Parsons, Jesse Brazleton, Mel Showers, John Benz, Jim Richardson, Charlie Williams, Joe Pulman and many other folks in that video for seven years. This video brings back very fond memories of my employment at WKRG-TV.
Exactly 6 years ago today- June 12, 2009- TV stations across the country signed off their analog signals. Today is a great day to recall all those memorable signoffs of analog.
Nicely done - very classy sign off. I especially like the reference to 1955 for some historical perspective of how significant today's shutoffs were. Thanks!
Very nice. I was watching WKRG from here in the Florida panhandle. Intense sporadic E clobbered the signal. WNEM in Michigan was there much of the afternoon.
An outstanding analog farewell. I liked the archived footage of the studio tour from its launch. The final sign-off with WKRG's logos over the years was especially dramatic. Great job to whoever put this farewell together. Is the voiceover artist Charlie Van Dyke? It sounds a little like him.
nice to put your analog sign-off up before you even air it! I'm from Waseca, MN and i usually get CBS from WCCO and KEYC(already switched to digital), and i have Directv service to avoid losing my TV to this transition.
Very nice! Plus, for the courtesy of you and others who view this, the words of our national anthem were penned by Francis Scott Key in the aftermath of the British attack on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 upon seeing the American flag still waving over the fort that morning and below are Mr. Key's words if you want to read them while listening or sing along as you stand with your hand over your heart. The anthem begins at the 1:44 mark. O say, can you see? By the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming. And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
@trevorbaseball05 I somewhat agree. I'm glad there are stations around that actually had some reverence for the format that crossed our nation's skies, and carried images of some of the most significant events of the 20th Century within. Too many stations just ran a short news piece, covered the 'button-press' live, or just hit the switch in the middle of things. Some even held parties. Further, after viewing KDKA's shutdown, I must say they beat WLWT soundly for class. They did it right.
Happy Fourth of July i.e. Independence Day! I found that the National Anthem clip is really well done! Is it possible that WKRG can make the National Anthem clip as separate clip in UA-cam, so that in the future when people want to play the National Anthem they can locate it easily? Cheers!
Last time I remember watching sign-offs was around 1992 (not WKRG but just anywhere) but I don't know if they completely signed off to static or just switched to informercials.
Mario500NOW The Television & Cable factbook stated that it went on the air since 8/29/1955,While Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook stated that it went on the air on 9/5/1955.Consult Wikipedia for details.
Yes, this once great station now sucks! No master control operators, a technically inferior automated production system, no chief engineer, no news director, no good people cause they laid them all off, even the janitor. they kept two of the worst directors in the building, Rob and John, and laid off a really talented one. RIP.
I had the honor and pleasure of working with Max Goodman, Curtis WIllard, Leonard Stroups, Jack Knight, Fred Engels, Jim Ellis, Don Kock, Bill Langley,Wes Diamond, Buck Long, Connie Bea Hope, Estelle Parsons, Jesse Brazleton, Mel Showers, John Benz, Jim Richardson, Charlie Williams, Joe Pulman and many other
folks in that video for seven years. This video brings back very fond memories of my employment at WKRG-TV.
Exactly 6 years ago today- June 12, 2009- TV stations across the country signed off their analog signals. Today is a great day to recall all those memorable signoffs of analog.
12 now
Nicely done - very classy sign off. I especially like the reference to 1955 for some historical perspective of how significant today's shutoffs were. Thanks!
This was really well done! Way to say good-bye to analog in style.
Very nice. I was watching WKRG from here in the Florida panhandle. Intense sporadic E clobbered the signal. WNEM in Michigan was there much of the afternoon.
I was actually surprised when they did this; I wasn't expecting this at all. Very classy, WKRG! What a way to go out!
I like the slow sad music. It's like saying goodbye to a friend.
Never knew how this station got its call letters! R.I.P. Roger Bahre (one of my bosses in Atlanta for years).
Started watching in 1972 great channel friend Pensacola.
An outstanding analog farewell. I liked the archived footage of the studio tour from its launch. The final sign-off with WKRG's logos over the years was especially dramatic. Great job to whoever put this farewell together.
Is the voiceover artist Charlie Van Dyke? It sounds a little like him.
nice to put your analog sign-off up before you even air it!
I'm from Waseca, MN and i usually get CBS from WCCO and KEYC(already switched to digital), and i have Directv service to avoid losing my TV to this transition.
At 0:30,Dig that old L & N Railroad Calendar they have.
This just gave me chills. Absolutely outstanding from the best station in Mobile.
I agree. Nowadays, TV is so bad that in the next 20 years, we might not have TV anymore if we don't revive the classics and get back on track.
Very nice!
Plus, for the courtesy of you and others who view this, the words of our national anthem were penned by Francis Scott Key in the aftermath of the British attack on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 upon seeing the American flag still waving over the fort that morning and below are Mr. Key's words if you want to read them while listening or sing along as you stand with your hand over your heart.
The anthem begins at the 1:44 mark.
O say, can you see?
By the dawn's early light,
what so proudly we hailed
at the twilight's last gleaming,
whose broad stripes and bright stars,
through the perilous fight,
o'er the ramparts we watched
were so gallantly streaming.
And the rockets' red glare,
the bombs bursting in air,
gave proof through the night
that our flag was still there.
O say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave
o'er the land of the free
and the home of the brave?
Wow, this is definately one of the classy ones they did for he DTV transition 3 years ago. I definately like it.
It's very good, you bring back old logo, I lived in Mobile, Alabama, I was born in this city.
From here in Cos Cob, CT, a GRAND way for WKRG to sign-off.. As AlanStoneFan said, this was done with class.
@trevorbaseball05 I somewhat agree. I'm glad there are stations around that actually had some reverence for the format that crossed our nation's skies, and carried images of some of the most significant events of the 20th Century within.
Too many stations just ran a short news piece, covered the 'button-press' live, or just hit the switch in the middle of things. Some even held parties.
Further, after viewing KDKA's shutdown, I must say they beat WLWT soundly for class. They did it right.
wow..."snuffle"...this is beautiful ='-)
KRG stands for Kenny Ray Giddons in honor of their Station Executive who was employed.sadly,he died in the early 1990's.
The letters actually stood for Kenneth Rabb Giddens. As for the person they honored, he was actually one of the original owners of WKRG-TV.
Happy Fourth of July i.e. Independence Day! I found that the National Anthem clip is really well done! Is it possible that WKRG can make the National Anthem clip as separate clip in UA-cam, so that in the future when people want to play the National Anthem they can locate it easily? Cheers!
WKRG currently uses the logo at 1:20 at the end of the CBS Saturday cartoon block. I wonder if other CBS stations do this?
Very nice, it is something special.
not,was uploaded by wkrg itself,if you see this archive of video was created for youtube
Last time I remember watching sign-offs was around 1992 (not WKRG but just anywhere) but I don't know if they completely signed off to static or just switched to informercials.
They forgot about the part where all the static was😂
That is bad grammar on the description.
They also played that during a daylight savings.
This video was uploaded by a person connected to WKRG-TV.
Can someone please tell me what that piece of music was that they played?
I’ve tried to Shazam it, I asked Alexa, and came up with nothing.
So was KDKA/Pittsburgh's.
How did you get a hold of this be for it was going to air?
Wow after watching our CBS shows and this happened by fcc 0:01
very nice.
Its almost what you would expect to see if you knew the world was ending ...
WKRG turns 60 on 8/29/2015.
Kurt Kauffman
The 60th anniversary of WKRG-TV's first regular broadcast is actually on the fifth of this September.
Mario500NOW The Television & Cable factbook stated that it went on the air since 8/29/1955,While Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook stated that it went on the air on 9/5/1955.Consult Wikipedia for details.
Kurt Kauffman
The factbook was wrong.
+Mario500NOW You are right after all!,It definitely was alright!
It’s 62 now
WFSB Used it
Yes, this once great station now sucks! No master control operators, a technically inferior automated production system, no chief engineer, no news director, no good people cause they laid them all off, even the janitor. they kept two of the worst directors in the building, Rob and John, and laid off a really talented one. RIP.